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Water Infrastructure

Water Resources Bill Heads for House-Senate Conference

Strong September floor votes raise optimism about enacting a WRDA by yearend

Tom Ichniowski

October 3, 2016

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Each bill has funding for Flint, Mich., for drinking-water system upgrades.

Risk Management

Construction Work Zone Safety: Will Critics Shutter Speed Cameras?

Drivers' groups hate the speeding tickets, but drivers and passengers are victims of most crashes

Richard Korman Erin Richey

September 30, 2016

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If speed-enforcement cameras prompt drivers to slow down, how many people would argue against them? As it turns out, plenty.

Transportation Finance

Short-Term Fixes Eyed for NJ As Idled Work Impacts Mount

Debra K. Rubin

September 28, 2016

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Four months into the state-ordered shutdown of hundreds of millions of dollars of road and rail projects in New Jersey amid political bickering over funding, owners, contractors and workers scramble for solutions to salvage a fast-disappearing construction season.

Project Runways

Charlotte and LaGuardia Work Takes Off, Philadelphia Runway on Hold

Aileen Cho

September 28, 2016

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Lauren Keeley gestured at the sprawling Terminal B at LaGuardia International Airport, where some of the 14.3 million annual users were standing in a taxi line at the curb.

Work Re-Starts on Troubled Indiana I-69 P3

September 28, 2016

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The problems have been piling up for Section 5 of I-69 in Indiana, a segment that involves 21 miles of upgrades to existing state Highway 37 from Bloomington to Martinsville.

Structural Damage

Repairs to Fire-Damaged Pittsburgh Bridge Pose Unexpected Challenges

Jonathan Barnes

September 20, 2016

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Following blaze that heated truss cord, PennDOT now says bridge must remain shut indefinitely.

Contractor, PennDOT Work to Reopen Fire-Damaged Bridge

Richard Korman

September 15, 2016

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General contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. and the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation said they would work around the clock to repair a bridge-truss compression cord damaged during renovation work on a bridge.

Best Road/Highway - LBJ Express

September 15, 2016

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The new LBJ Express, a 13-mile-long, $2.7-billion P3 project, crosses two municipalities within Dallas County, Texas, and doubles the existing capacity of the highway corridor, one of the busiest in the nation.

Best Rail - Birmingham Gateway Project (BGP)

September 15, 2016

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After a £750-million surgical transformation, Birmingham, England’s notoriously dismal 1960s-era railway station has been reborn.

Best Bridge/Tunnel - Eurasia Tunnel

September 15, 2016

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Located beneath the Bosporus in one of the world’s most seismically active areas, the first-ever roadway tunnel connecting Asia and Europe is set to open in late December—nearly a year ahead of the original schedule.